Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo-career with Ironman in 1996, which was well received by music critics. He has continued his success over the following years with critically acclaimed albums such as Supreme Clientele (2000) and FishScale (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film Mystery of Chessboxing. He is the founder of his own label Starks Enterprises.
Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow, and his emotional stream-of-consciousness narratives containing cryptic slang and non-sequiturs. In 2006, MTV included him on their honorable mention list of The Greatest MCs of All Time, while the editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), calling him "one of the most imaginative storytellers of our time."Q magazine called him "rap's finest storyteller."Pitchfork Media stated that, "Ghostface has unparalleled storytelling instincts; he might be the best, most colorful storyteller rap has ever seen."NPR called him "a compulsive storyteller", and asserted, "His fiction is painterly."
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Ghostface Killah
ALBUMS
- 36 Seasons released: 2014
- 36 Seasons released: 2014
- Twelve Reasons to Die released: 2013
- Apollo Kids released: 2010
- Wu-Massacre released: 2010
- Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City released: 2009
- GhostDeini the Great released: 2008
- The Wallabee Champ released: 2008
- The Pretty Tony Collection Chapter 2 released: 2008
- Fish N Chips released: 2007
- Hidden Darts 4 released: 2007
- The Big Doe Rehab released: 2007
- Hidden Darts released: 2007
- R.A.G.U. (Rae and Ghost United) released: 2006
- Live in New York City released: 2006
- More Fish released: 2006
- Internet Invasion released: 2006
- Fishscale released: 2006
- Put It on the Line released: 2005
- The Pretty Toney Album released: 2004
- Shaolin's Finest released: 2003
- Bulletproof Wallets released: 2001
- Supreme Clientele released: 2000
- Ironman released: 1996
- Hidden Darts released:
- Hidden Darts 3 (Hosted By J-Love) released:
36 Seasons
Released 2014- The Battlefield (feat. Kool G Rap, AZ & Tre Williams)
- Love Don’t Live Here No More (feat. Kandace Springs)
- Here I Go Again (feat. AZ & Rell)
- Loyalty (feat. Kool G Rap & Nems)
- It’s a Thin Line Between Love and Hate (feat. The Revelations)
- The Dogs of War (feat. Shawn Wigs & Kool G Rap)
- Emergency Procedure (feat. Pharoahe Monch)
- Double Cross (feat. AZ)
- Bamboo’s Lament (feat. Kandace Springs)
- Pieces to the Puzzle (feat. AZ)
- Homicide (feat. Nems & Shawn Wigs)
- Blood in the Streets (feat. AZ)
- Call My Name
- I Love You For All Seasons (feat. The Revelations)
36 Seasons
Released 2014- The Battlefield
- Love Don't Live Here No More
- Here I Go Again
- Loyalty
- It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate
- The Dogs of War
- Emergency Procedure
- Double Cross
- Bamboo's Lament
- Pieces to the Puzzle
- Homicide
- Blood in the Streets
- Call My Name
- I Love You for All Seasons
- The Battlefield (Instrumental)
- Love Don't Live Here No More (Instrumental)
- Here I Go Again (Instrumental)
- Loyalty (Instrumental)
- The Dogs of War (Instrumental)
- Emergency Procedure (Instrumental)
- Double Cross (Instrumental)
- Pieces to the Puzzle (Instrumental)
- Homicide (Instrumental)
- Blood in the Streets (Instrumental)
- Call My Name (Instrumental)
Twelve Reasons to Die
Released 2013- Beware of the Stare
- Rise of the Black Suits
- I Declare War
- Blood on the Cobblestones
- Center of Attraction
- Enemies All Around Me
- An Unexpected Call
- Rise of the Ghostface Killah
- Revenge Is Sweet
- Murder Spree
- The Sure Shot, Parts 1 & 2
- Beware of the Stare (instrumental)
- Rise of the Black Suits (instrumental)
- I Declare War (instrumental)
- Blood on the Cobblestones (instrumental)
- Center of Attraction (instrumental)
- Enemies All Around Me (instrumental)
- An Unexpected Call (instrumental)
- Rise of the Ghostface Killah (instrumental)
- Revenge Is Sweet (instrumental)
- Murder Spree (instrumental)
- The Sure Shot, Parts 1 & 2 (instrumental)
Fish N Chips
Released 2007- Intro
- Intro
- Staten Island Murder Goons
- Return of the Ironman
- God to God
- Interlude
- 4th Chamber (live)
- Speaks About Ghostface
- Verbal Intercourse 2006 (Mick Boogie mix)
- 2K7
- The Dodgers
- Good
- You Know I
- Interlude
- Man Up
- Niggaz Wanna Get Me
- Coke and Bitches (Mick Boogie mix)
- Josephine
- Interlude
- Poo-Poo Burglars (Mick Boogie mix)
- Charlie Brown
- Ghost Is Back (Juice)
- Interlude
- Been Through
- Think It Over
- We Dem (Clips of Doom remix)
- Never Be the Same (9th Wonder remix)
- Mighty Healthy (live)
- Outro
- Back Like That (remix)
- Irreplaceable (remix)
Hidden Darts 4
Released 2007- Iron Man
- Theodore Returns
- Gunz & Razor
- Chunky
- Street Opera
- Crunch Time
- The Roosevelts
- 9mm (remix)
- Ghost Is Back
- Charlie Brown (remix)
- You Know I'm No Good
- Murder Goons
- Spray Paint
- Greedy Bitches
- Block Rock
- Hide Ya Face
- New York
- The Champ (original version)
- Mama
- Movie Niggaz
- Angels
- Charlie Brown
- 5 Deadly Venoms
- Clipse of Doom (remix)
- Can Can
- The Mask
R.A.G.U. (Rae and Ghost United)
Released 2006- R.A.G.U.
- MGM
- The Hilton
- Kilos
- Rolex
- Cuban Chronicles
- Chef's in the Kitchen
- Legal Coke
- Fly Shorty Penelope
- Ghost Is Back
- More Fish
- Outta Town Shit
- Iron Man
- Heaven & Hell 2007
- Pure White
- Apt. 5-B
- Crackspot
- State of Grace
- Rainy Dayz
- Can It All Be So Simple
- The Forest
- Crockett & Tubbs
- Flawless Crowns
- Charlie Brown
- Cuban Linx 2
- Line for Line
Fishscale
Released 2006- The Return of Clyde Smith (skit)
- Shakey Dog
- Kilo
- The Champ
- Major Operation (skit)
- 9 Milli Bros.
- Beauty Jackson
- Heart Street Directions (skit)
- Columbus Exchange (skit) / Crack Spot
- R.A.G.U.
- Bad Mouth Kid (skit)
- Whip You With a Strap
- Back Like That
- Be Easy
- Clipse of Doom
- Jellyfish
- Dogs of War
- Barbershop
- Ms. Sweetwater (skit)
- Big Girl
- Underwater
- The Ironman Takeover (skit)
- Momma
- Three Bricks
Bulletproof Wallets
Released 2001- Intro
- Maxine (feat. Raekwon)
- Flowers (feat. Raekwon, Method Man & Superb)
- Never Be the Same Again (feat. Carl Thomas & Raekwon)
- Teddy (skit) (feat. Superb)
- Theodore (feat. Trife & Twiz)
- Ghost Showers (feat. Madame Majestic)
- Strawberry (feat. Killa Sin, RZA & GZA)
- The Forest (feat. Raekwon)
- The Juks (feat. Trife & Superb)
- Walking Through the Darkness (feat. Tekitha)
- Jealousy (skit)
- The Hilton (feat. Raekwon)
- Ice (interlude)
- Love Session (feat. Ruff Endz)
- Street Chemistry (feat. Prodigal Sunn & Trife)
Supreme Clientele
Released 2000- Iron's Theme (intro)
- Nutmeg
- One
- Saturday Nite
- Ghost Deini
- Apollo Kids
- The Grain
- Buck 50
- Mighty Healthy
- Woodrow the Basehead
- Stay True
- We Made It
- Stroke of Death
- Iron's Theme (intermission)
- Malcolm
- Who Would You Fuck
- Child's Play
- Cherchez LaGhost
- Wu Banga 101
- Clyde Smith (skit)
- Iron's Theme (conclusion)
Hidden Darts
- Intro
- Cobra Clutch
- The Watch
- Smack Niggas
- Hidden Chamber
- Rainy Days (remix)
- Who's the Champion
- Real Live Shit
- Stand Up
- The Odd Couple
- Good Times
- In the Parks
- Cher Chez La Ghost (remix)
- Love Stories
- The Sun
- Wise
- Bring Da Ruckus (remix)
- Original 7th Chamber
- Milk Crates
- When You Walk
- Iron Maiden, Part 2:
- Flowers (original)
- Projects (remix)
- The Connection
- Freak'n You (remix)
- The Game
Hidden Darts 3 (Hosted By J-Love)
- Intro
- Hidden Darts
- Family Affair
- The Champ
- Charlie Brown
- Starks & Chef
- Be Easy
- Like That (remix)
- Back In The Air
- Kilo
- Struggle
- Hidden Darts (remix)
- Fire (remix)
- Come On
- Late Night Arrival
- Going Strong
- 3 Bricks
- Black Cream
- Hot 97
- Cocaine Trafficking
- Pass The Mic
- Run 4 Cover
- Missing Watch
- Abduction
- Out The Way
- Strawberries & Cream
- Babies
- Lost Chamber
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All I Got Is You
by: Ghostface KillahIntro One: [some movie]
What dey gives you blood
Three months man
Whatchu doin in here anyway You oughta be home with your momma
How old are you boy
Thirteen
Thirteen Damn, the bastards must be runnin outta niggaz to arrest
Intro: Ghostface
Yeah, ohh yeah, this goes out
to all the families that went through the struggle
Yeah, from the heart
It was from the heart, everything was real
[Mary J.] All that I got is you
And I'm so thankful I made it through
[Ghostface Killah]
Yo, dwellin in the past, flashbacks when I was young
Whoever thought that I'd have a baby girl and three sons
I'm goin through this difficult stage I find it hard to believe
Why my old Earth had so many seeds
But she's an old woman, and due to me I respect that
I saw life for what it's really worth and took a step back
Family ain't family no more, we used to play ball
Eggs after school, eat grits cause we was poor
Grab the pliers for the channel, fix the hanger on the TV
Rockin each others pants to school wasn't easy
We survived winters, snotty nosed with no coats
We kept it real, but the older brother still had jokes
Sadly, daddy left me at the age of six
I didn't know nuttin but mommy neatly packed his shit
She cried, and grandma held the family down
I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went down
Check it, fifteen of us in a three bedroom apartment
Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there
Four in the bed, two at the foot, two at the head
I didn't like to sleep with Jon-Jon he peed the bed
Seven o'clock, pluckin roaches out the cereal box
Some shared the same spoon, watchin saturday cartoons
Sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill
In the summer, free lunch held us down like steel
And there was days I had to go to Tex house with a note
Stating Gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke
So embarrasin I couldn't stand to knock on they door
My friends might be laughin, I spent stamps in stores
Mommy where's the toilet paper, use the newspaper
Look Ms. Rose gave us a couch, she's the neighbor
Things was deep, my whole youth was sharper than cleats
Two brothers with muscular dystrophy, it killed me
But I remember this, mom's would lick her finger tips
To wipe the cold out my eye before school wit her spit
Case worker had her runnin back to face to face
I caught a case, housin tried to throw us out of our place
Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky
And ask myself was I meant to be here... why
Yeah, yo
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
All that I got is you
And I'm so thankful I made it through
(repeat 4X)
Word up mommy, I love you
Word up
It was all you, word, you brought me in like this
[Mary J. Blige]
I sit and think about
All the times we did without, yeah
I always said I woudn't cry
When I saw tears in your eyes
I understand that daddy's not here now
But some way or somehow, I will always be around, yeah
All things that I did from this to them
Oh from drugs to being there
Being down and out and I love you always
[Poppa Wu]
Yeah, you say
You see the universe, which consists of the sun moon and star
And them planets, that exist in my space
Like man woman and child
You understand
We got to keep it real, and what reality
and reality will keep it real with us
I remember them good ol days
Because see, that's the child I was
What made me the man I am today
See cause if you forget where you come from, heheh
You're never gonna make it where you're goin, aheh
Because you lost the reality of yourself
So take one stroll through your mind
And see what you will find
And you'll see a whole universe all over again
and again and again and again and again
Heheheh, yeah heheheheh ahaheheheh
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